57. A Break

Zaikai

I grabbed Zelda’s hand as she exited the stand and we made our way out the courthouse, she was shaking like a leaf and her beautiful violet eyes were wide and alert. She kept her gaze straight ahead not even taking in her surroundings. I gave her hand a gentle squeeze which she didn’t even register. A small frown formed on my face as I lead her down the hall, I needed to snap her out of this, I wanted a quiet secluded place to speak to her, somewhere close by just in case we were called back.

I saw a door, not ideal but it would do the job, I opened and took her inside closing the door behind me, I switched the light on which illuminated the small cleaning closet. I let go of her hand turning her to face towards me, I stroked my hand over her cheek, tilting her chin up to look at me and only then did she seem to register where we were, confusion flitter over her beautiful face before she looked back at me.

‘Come here,’ I pulled her into my arms, she wrapped hers around me he